Malcolm goes on to claim that Ethan will be "tested" but ends the call before explaining the "test" to Ethan.
Vanhorn orders Ethan to disregard and to ignore Farrel in favor of continuing the investigation. Initially, Ethan mistakes Vanhorn for Director Farrel of the SCU who had been previously urging Ethan to turn himself over to the police.
Malcolm is left unheard from until Ethan's arrival at Bart's Department Store where he searches for The Match Maker.
His last piece of advice to Ethan is for him to trust in his instincts. At the end of the call, Malcolm informs Ethan that he has a "special talent" possessed by very few. He explains to Ethan that their thourough search of his apartment is a testament to how little faith anyone has of his innocence. Vanhorn later places a call to Ethan in the middle of his search of the Metro Station claiming he cannot speak to Ethan for too long as the two police officers continue their search of the apartment. He complies with the officers' orders to allow them in the apartment to search for Ethan, despite Vanhorn's story. Vanhorn then proceeds to distract the two police officers by introducing himself as a friend whom Ethan had invited to stay in the apartment but claims Ethan himself never showed up to meet him. Before Ethan leaves, Vanhorn reassures him of intent to help him. Upon realizing the police have arrived at Ethan's apartment with the warrant for his arrest, Malcolm urges Ethan to take his backpack of forensic tools and use his apartment window to escape the apartment to the Central Metro Station across the street. He then convinces Ethan to join him in the hunt for SKX, who is behind the murders, to prove Ethan's innocence. Vanhorn manipulates Ethan into believing his only option to prove his innocence is to flee from the police and informally leave his position at the Serial Crime Unit. Malcolm confirms to Ethan that the two officers were in fact shot dead by the assailant with Ethan's own SCU pistol and states that Ethan will be blamed for their deaths. He sympathizes with Ethan's efforts to track down the serial killer but admits to the hopelessness of the situation. Malcolm explains to Ethan that he happened to be near the office building when Serial Killer X shot and killed the two Metro City Police Officers. Vanhorn claims to have been a "great friend" of Ethan's father to which Ethan recalls to be true.
Malcolm Vanhorn introduces himself to Ethan Thomas shortly after the latter awakens in his apartment following the events at the Weisman Office Building.
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